He makes a lot of sense. if you are to squat a bar at the gym you don't lift up on your toes or ball of your feet. you put the weight mid food. that way you can raise up vertically and stable without tipping forward or backwards. I think he's spot on when he says when you raise on your tippy toes you'll put weight on the bars. because you're less stable on the base.
Bracing the body against "Hard Braking" is easier when the peg is wedged in the ridge between the heel and instep of the boot (and u are half a butt cheek off the seat with the inside of thigh pressing against the tank)
Don't ride with the balls of your feet on the pegs? I think this is poor advice. Perhaps that is how Troy had done it all his career, but that doesn't make it right. You just have to watch all the MotoGP boys, they ride on the balls of their feet. facebook.com/MotoGP/videos/10154508994375769/
I agree. I see no advantage in that from a functional point of view either. Lifting yourself by the heels alone strains your foot by forcing it to remain at a flat angle when it should be flexing. The ball of the foot was made to handle that weight, not the heel. That is not the way we would lift ourselves up naturally. You can go ahead and try this at home squating on the floor and trying it both ways. I also do not appreciate him claiming that "his way" is the new way and everything else is "old school" and inappropriate for modern riding. If so, why haven't MotoGP riders adopted this fabulous new "technique"? But hey, I'll be gladly corrected if someone can explain it to me.
michor10 It's more like the middle of the foot. The boots have a heel on them and the peg is in front of that. Probably closer to just behind the ball when tucked in and then on the toe side of the ball on the inside when turning. www.cycleworld.com/sites/cycleworld.com/files/styles/large_1x_/public/images/2016/04/valentino-rossi-action-2016-0085.jpg?itok=TnqLmf2g Great example. A lot of people don't have a clue when it comes to racing bikes fast. They have ideas but never pay detailed attention to what the pros do. Corser isn't teaching a full detailed lesson, he is setting people on the right path and giving them the chance to practice and develop.
+Dayle Clarke So you mean the arch of the foot, right? That makes more sense to me and it's the usual way I ride on a straight line. I was taught to remain on the balls of my feet the whole time and I did that for a long time. But at some point I just transitioned to the arch of my foot and just didn't care to "correct" it. I guess it just felt natural to me, plus, I ride on the street so it makes reaching the levers easier. I do, however, find shifting my body easier when I'm on the balls of my feet. I feel more connected to the pegs that way and I feel a tighter grip on the tank. Do you have any opinions on that? I mean, because Corser suggests keeping the outside foot on the heel and the inside on the balls of the feet. I hope that makes sense. Cheers! *EDIT*: looking closely on the picture I don't really see Valentino's right foot being on the arch really either. His foot just seems to just have shifted a little bit further on the outside. But he clearly does not remain on the balls of feet the whole time (like I was taught), either. That's a great picture, btw. :D
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thank you troy for your great advice, we're allways learning mate.
He makes a lot of sense. if you are to squat a bar at the gym you don't lift up on your toes or ball of your feet. you put the weight mid food. that way you can raise up vertically and stable without tipping forward or backwards.
I think he's spot on when he says when you raise on your tippy toes you'll put weight on the bars. because you're less stable on the base.
nice video Tamara... you get sweet permissions
1st time I've heard NOT to use toes on peg.
I'm glad because I didn't feel comfortable with that.
Bracing the body against "Hard Braking" is easier when the peg is wedged in the ridge between the heel and instep of the boot (and u are half a butt cheek off the seat with the inside of thigh pressing against the tank)
body mike clip-ons are iexpensive. this helps him tto do a better demo
Don't ride with the balls of your feet on the pegs? I think this is poor advice. Perhaps that is how Troy had done it all his career, but that doesn't make it right. You just have to watch all the MotoGP boys, they ride on the balls of their feet.
facebook.com/MotoGP/videos/10154508994375769/
After they've moved their body and only on the inside foot
I agree. I see no advantage in that from a functional point of view either. Lifting yourself by the heels alone strains your foot by forcing it to remain at a flat angle when it should be flexing. The ball of the foot was made to handle that weight, not the heel. That is not the way we would lift ourselves up naturally. You can go ahead and try this at home squating on the floor and trying it both ways. I also do not appreciate him claiming that "his way" is the new way and everything else is "old school" and inappropriate for modern riding. If so, why haven't MotoGP riders adopted this fabulous new "technique"? But hey, I'll be gladly corrected if someone can explain it to me.
So the rest of time they ride with on their heels? Sorry, I just haven't noticed that before.
michor10 It's more like the middle of the foot. The boots have a heel on them and the peg is in front of that. Probably closer to just behind the ball when tucked in and then on the toe side of the ball on the inside when turning.
www.cycleworld.com/sites/cycleworld.com/files/styles/large_1x_/public/images/2016/04/valentino-rossi-action-2016-0085.jpg?itok=TnqLmf2g
Great example. A lot of people don't have a clue when it comes to racing bikes fast. They have ideas but never pay detailed attention to what the pros do. Corser isn't teaching a full detailed lesson, he is setting people on the right path and giving them the chance to practice and develop.
+Dayle Clarke So you mean the arch of the foot, right? That makes more sense to me and it's the usual way I ride on a straight line. I was taught to remain on the balls of my feet the whole time and I did that for a long time. But at some point I just transitioned to the arch of my foot and just didn't care to "correct" it. I guess it just felt natural to me, plus, I ride on the street so it makes reaching the levers easier. I do, however, find shifting my body easier when I'm on the balls of my feet. I feel more connected to the pegs that way and I feel a tighter grip on the tank. Do you have any opinions on that? I mean, because Corser suggests keeping the outside foot on the heel and the inside on the balls of the feet. I hope that makes sense. Cheers! *EDIT*: looking closely on the picture I don't really see Valentino's right foot being on the arch really either. His foot just seems to just have shifted a little bit further on the outside. But he clearly does not remain on the balls of feet the whole time (like I was taught), either. That's a great picture, btw. :D